[Fot] Goodwood youtube

Thu Apr 30 17:23:55 MDT 2020

I've met Jay Leno at Laguna during the historical races a few times, but the first time was the most memorable.  It was early on a Thursday or Friday morning when the paddock was fairly quiet.  I was with a friend and saw a Berkeley with the front body work off.  Knowing there was a motorcycle engine of some sort in there, I went over for a closer look.  I was studying it's Norton engine and other components with great interest.  In my excitement to share what I was looking at, I made a really quick pivot to call my friend over and slammed into someone standing closely and silently looking right over my shoulder at the same machine.  In an instant I body slammed Jay Leno.  I stepped on his foot, kicked him in the shin, elbowed him in the gut and my shoulder just grazed his chin.  Before I noticed it was him I grunted and cursed, then looked up and said something like, oh hello and excuse me, I beg your pardon.  
Dave H. 

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> On Apr 30, 2020, at 9:40 AM, J Wagner <4msonset at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In 2004, my mom spent months creating several paintings for an upcoming charity art show.  Actress Jane Seymour, who is also an artist, was the celebrity anchor of the show.  Just weeks before the show, my mom passed away, in her sleep, from a heart attack.  I contacted her friends involved in the show and arranged for her art to still be put on display in the show.  I did it for my mom and I did because I wanted to see her friends that would be attending as I knew I’d likely never have an opportunity to see many of them again.  At the show, I ran into Jane Seymour.  Being a prop master in the film business, I’ve been on sets and locations with a lot of movie stars, but there’s never an opportunity to just have a conversation.  Frankly, it’s frowned upon.  Suddenly she’s right there in front of me, and i was thrilled with the opportunity have a few words with her.  I introduced myself by explaining my mom was also exhibiting in the show, but that she had just passed away, and I started to mention my connection to the film buiz, when I realized she wasn’t paying attention to a word I was saying.   She was rubber necking around me, looking at everyone but me.  She totally blew me off.  
> 
> Every time I see her on one of her TV commercials, I feel a little ill.   The way she put me off when I was still mourning the sudden loss of my mother just burned a hole in my psyche that I can’t shake.  When I think how all she had to do was be polite and share a sentence or two with this young man, that had just lost his mother, to bring a little sunshine back to his soul, just kills me. 
> 
> Many celebrities have no idea the impact they have when they’re rude.   Some do get it.  I remember Angie Dickinson, early in my career arriving on a set, no handlers, no entourage, no demands, dressed rather frumpy, just walking up to craft service and grabbing a morning snack, and greeting me (at that time a carpenter) like any other crew member, as an equal.  That small gesture made her one of my most favorite celebrities in terms of those that I had contact with.  She’s second only to Meg Ryan.  I had picked up some prop from Paramount Studios and happened to walk passed her trailer.  The door was open and we caught eyes.  And she gave me the sweetest “come hither” smile I’d ever seen from an attractive young woman yet alone a movie star.  That one smile, instead of a What-the-fuck-are-you-looking at? grimace, and she could do no wrong in my eyes for the rest of my life!  
> 
> Jackie Stewart apparently is one of those that just don’t get it.   Shame.
> 
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2020, at 8:28 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> A couple years ago, at the Rolex Reunion, Jackie Stewart was walking by in front of my TR3 with another person and said something like, this is a Triumph TR3, very good car, my brother had one of these.  I motioned to come closer to have a look, he waved and shook his head no and walked away.  He totally blew me off. 
>> DH
>>> On April 30, 2020 at 5:54 AM Bill Tobin via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote: 
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>>> Wow. John Young Stewart: what class! Giving the rose to the girl in the wheelchair. Sir Jackie is in a class by himself.
>>> 
>>> I saw him race F1 at the Glen several times. Also drove a Lola Can Am car in '71.
>>> 
>>> The sound of a Cosworth Ford sure beats the whirl of an electric car. Darned old Luddite!
>>> 
>>> Stay safe.
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>>> On 4/29/2020 10:57 PM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote: 
>>>> Hey Gang,
>>>> Goodwood is one of my favorite youtube channels. They shared this vid recently. 5:00 minutes in something really strange happens. 
>>>> Give it a view.  Share your thoughts.   
>>>> Dave H.
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO6PdOFBN5w
>>>> 
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